Miniature rose plant named ‘Poulpar081’

ABSTRACT

A new miniature rose plant that has abundant, pink flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year-round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar081’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2007 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar081’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit. The male pollen parent has apricot colored flowers while the new variety has light pink flowers. The female seed parent is 25 to 30 cm in height, while the claimed variety is 20 cm in height.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety for commercial culture was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant pink flowers;     -   2. Vigorous and compact growth;     -   3. Year-round flowering under glasshouse conditions;     -   4. Suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots;     -   5. Durable flowers and foliage which make a variety suitable for         distribution in the floral industry.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar081’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar081’ was selected by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the hybridization in 2007.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar081’ by cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in 2008. This initial and other subsequent propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar081’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar081’.

Specifically illustrated in the drawing are flowers at various stages of development, flower in parts, leaves, and stems. Illustrated plants are 3 months of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar081’, as observed in its growth in glasshouses in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Observed plants are 3 months of age and were cultivated in 10.5 cm pots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulhi008’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,722 are compared to ‘Poulpar081’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar081’ ‘Poulhi008’ Petalage: 30 petals total, 5 of 40-45 which are petaloids Flower Diameter: 55 mm 80 mm General Tonality Red-Purple Group Red Group 55B of Flower Color: 65D with light intonations of Red Group 55C

Flower and Flower Bud

-   Blooming habit: Continuous. -   Flower bud:     -   -   Size.—Upon opening, 21 mm in length from base of receptacle             to end of bud. 14 mm in diameter.         -   Bud form.—         -   Bud color.—As sepals unfold, petals are Red-Purple Group 62D             with intonations of Red Group 38C.         -   Sepals.—Upper Surface: Color: Generally Green Group 138B.             Apex is Green Group 137B with intonations of Greyed-Red             Group 178A on some of the sepals. Texture: Smooth,             moderately pubescent. Lower Surface: Color: Yellow Green             Group 144A. The apex is occasionally Greyed-Red Group 178A.             Texture: Smooth. Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union             with receptacle. Margins: Margins have strong to very strong             foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals. Size: 35             mm long by 7 mm wide.         -   Receptacle.—Surface Texture: Smooth. Shape: Funnel shaped.             Size: 10-15 mm tall and 8 mm wide. Color: Yellow Green Group             144A.         -   Pedicel.—Surface: Smooth. Length: 30 mm on average.             Diameter: Generally 2.5 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Strength: Medium strength.         -   Borne.—Singly. -   Flower bloom:     -   -   Fragrance.—Medium floral scent.         -   Duration.—As a pot plant, flowers last up to 28 days.         -   Size.—On average flower diameter is 55 mm, depth is 30 mm.         -   Form.—General shape is a hybrid tea with a high pointed             center.         -   Shape of flower, side view.—The upper portion is flat. The             lower portion is a concave. -   Petalage: On average, flowers have 30 petals total, 5 of which are     petaloids. -   Color:     -   -   General tonality.—On open flower Red-Purple Group 65D with             light intonations of Red Group 55C.         -   Upon opening, petals.—Outermost petals are White Group 155B             with intonations of Red-Purple Group 65D on the upper             surface. White Group 155B shaded with Red-Purple Group 62C             on the lower surface. Innermost petals are White Group 155B             with intonations of Red-Purple Group 65D on the upper             surface. White Group 155B shaded with Red-Purple Group 62C             and Red Group 58D on the lower surface.         -   After opening, petals.—Outermost petals are Red-Purple Group             69A on the upper surface. Red-Purple Group 65C on the lower             surface. Innermost petals are Red-Purple Group 69A on the             upper surface. Red-Purple Group 65D with intonations of             Red-Purple Group 65A on the lower surface. At the base of             the petal, the upper and under surface are Green-White Group             157A. -   Petals:     -   -   Petal reflex.—Strong.         -   Margin.—Entire, moderate undulations.         -   Shape.—Generally ovate. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape:             Obtuse.         -   Size.—35 mm (l) by 40 mm (w).         -   Texture.—Smooth.         -   Thickness.—Average. -   Petaloids:     -   -   Quantity.—5 on average.         -   Shape.—The apex is rounded and the base is acute. Petaloids             are ruffled.         -   Color.—White Group 155A with intonations of Red-Purple Group             65B on upper and undersurface.         -   Size.—15 mm (l) by 18 mm (w). -   Reproductive organs:     -   -   Pollen.—None Observed.         -   Anthers.—Size: 1.5 mm long. Color: Greyed-Orange Group 164B.             Quantity: 40 to 45.         -   Filaments.—Color: Yellow Group 4D. Length: About 5 mm.         -   Pistils.—Length: About 3 mm long. Quantity: 30 on average.         -   Stigmas.—Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 161B.         -   Styles.—Color: Red Group 47B.         -   Seed formation.—Not observed.

Plant

-   Plant growth: Upright. Plants are 20 cm in height, and 15 cm wide. -   Stems:     -   -   Color.—Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A with             occasional intonations of Greyed-Orange Group 175A. Mature             growth: Yellow-Green Group 146A.         -   Length.—Canes are 11 cm from the base of the plant to the             flowering portion.         -   Diameter.—3 mm.         -   Internodes.—On mature canes, there is an average distance of             20 mm between nodes.         -   Surface texture.—Young and mature wood is smooth. -   Prickles:     -   -   Incidence.—3 per 10 cm of stem.         -   Size.—5 mm long.         -   Color.—Greyed-Purple Group 185B on mature and juvenile             prickles.         -   Shape.—Linear to deep concave. -   Plant foliage:     -   -   Compound leaf size.—70 mm (l) by 50 mm (w).         -   Quantity.—4 leaves per 10 cm of stem.         -   Leaf bearing angle to the stem.—60 degrees.         -   Color of juvenile foliage.—Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green             Group 146C with margins Greyed-Red Group 181A. Lower Leaf             Surface: Yellow-Green Group 146D shaded with Greyed-Red             Group 181B.         -   Color of mature foliage.—Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green             Group 147A. On some margins anthocyanin the color of             Greyed-Purple Group 185A. Lower Leaf Surface: Green Group             138B. -   Plant leaves and leaflets:     -   -   Stipules.—Size: About 6 mm in length. Shape: Linear,             slightly broad based with outward extending apecies.             Margins: Finely serrated with few stipitate glands. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Petiole.—Length: 11 mm on average. Diameter: About 1 mm.             Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 144A with anthocanin the             color of Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower surface:             Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Rachis.—Length: 18 mm on average. Diameter: About 1 mm.             Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 144A with anthocanin the             color of Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Lower surface:             Yellow-Green Group 144B. Small prickles.         -   Leaflet.—Number of leaflets: 5 on normal leaves in middle of             the stem. Size: 30 mm in length by 20 mm wide. Margin:             Serrate. General Shape: Elliptical. Apex Shape: Acute. Base             Shape: Round. Texture: Smooth. Arrangement: Odd pinnate.             Venation: Reticulate. Leaf Gloss: Glossy. -   Cold hardiness: The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold Hardiness Zone     6. -   Heat tolerance: The variety has been found to be suitable for     climate conditions found in the American Horticulture Society heat     zone 7. 

The invention claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class named ‘Poulpar081’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant, pink flowers, vigorous growth, compact habit, suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots, and durable flowers and foliage that make the variety suitable for distribution in the floral industry. 